The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed
that though there was a jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Prison in Abuja on Friday
night, Charles, the younger brother to Henry Okah, who is facing trial over his
alleged involvement in the Abuja 2010 Independence Day bombing that killed 27
people, was not among the inmates that reportedly escaped.
There was wide speculation
that the Kuje Prison management had declared massive manhunt to find and
re-arrest the younger Okah of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta
(MEND) who allegedly escaped on Friday night with another prison inmate after
scaling the high prison walls around 7:30pm.
Reacting to the report,
the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Francis Enobore dismissed the
rumour of Okah’s escape in a press statement, insisting that he is still in
their custody.
While confirming that
there was a jailbreak at the prison on Friday night, the spokesperson of the
service said: “Yes there was an incident on Friday at our Kuje Medium Prison,
but Okah was not involved.
“It is not true that
Okah has escaped from our custody, Charles Okah is still in custody. I have
been in touch with our men in the prison facility and I can confirm to you that
there is nothing like Okah escaping,” Enobore said.
Giving further information
about the incident, Enobore revealed that the newly decorated Controller
General of Prison has immediately ordered a thorough investigation into the
circumstances that led to the escape of two inmates.
According to him; the
inmates were awaiting trial for culpable homicide and had no relationship with
Charles Okah.
“Efforts are on in
collaboration with sister security agencies and relevant bodies to recapture
the fleeing prisoners,” Enobore added.
-Sun News
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